Device for controlling a variable-angle vane via a pinch connection
US6802692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/54
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for controlling a variable-angle vane for a stator of a turbomachine compressor, the device comprising a link, connection means forming a hinge between a first end of the link and a control ring, fixing means for fixing a second end of the link on a pivot of a vane to be controlled, and pinch means acting transversely relative to a longitudinal midplane of the link to lock the second end of the link in rotation without slack on the pivot.
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